Tanker Shipping - Few escape routes for the already stressed out tankers – Summer is unlikely to heat freight rates
22 June 2011A fundamentally weak oil demand that is negatively affected by the high oil prices is hampering demand for both crude and product tanker tonnage. The weak demand is set to stay around according to IEA, which projects limited growth in 2011 of 1.5% against the 3.3% rebound growth in 2010.